TeresaBenedicta Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 I just watched [i]Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[/i] and I realized... if I enter anytime in the near future, I won't be able to go to the midnight premier of the last two films!!! I've been to every single midnight premier. I very well may never see that last two films. Sad day.
laetitia crucis Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 [quote name='TeresaBenedicta' date='13 January 2010 - 05:36 PM' timestamp='1263418566' post='2036409'] I just watched [i]Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[/i] and I realized... if I enter anytime in the near future, I won't be able to go to the midnight premier of the last two films!!! I've been to every single midnight premier. I very well may never see that last two films. Sad day. [/quote]
Nunsense Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 [quote name='TeresaBenedicta' date='14 January 2010 - 08:36 AM' timestamp='1263418566' post='2036409'] I just watched [i]Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[/i] and I realized... if I enter anytime in the near future, I won't be able to go to the midnight premier of the last two films!!! I've been to every single midnight premier. I very well may never see that last two films. Sad day. [/quote] Well, you never know, maybe your community will have a video night and show them?? Some communities would never do this, but others just might! We watched [i]Around the World in 80 Days[/i] at Wolverhampton Carmel and [i]Scrooge[/i] at Edmonton! I don't know about HP though....
Tridenteen Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 JMJ I want to go on a two week European or Mexican cruise.[img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/detective.gif[/img] Then I want to go to Never and venerate the incorrupt body of Saint Bernadete.[img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/signofcross.gif[/img] After that, I want to go on the actual Bavarian swings in Bavaria (no, that is not a joke!) [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/twothumbsup.gif[/img] Then I would like to go to Gyor and Budapest and see the different churches, and the Irish Madonna.[img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/pray.gif[/img] And then it's off to finish up my trip at Saint Peter's, and attend an audience with B-16 [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/pope.gif[/img] Tridenteen
MC IMaGiNaZUN Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 Before entering Novitiate was the real big time to do a bunch of things for myself. Since Novitiate was in Wisconsin it became more of a bucket list for leaving California. I feel like I need these things whenever I am leaving CA: Fresh Sushi, Fish tacos, so very tasty and good for you,, In N Out Burgers, and did I say fish? The Beach, The Mountains (midwest is flat), sunny days, bonfire at the beach. Underground Hip Hop shows A lot of friends also ask me if I can have a bachelor party or something like that. anyways, I find that I wasn't really to be locked up after entering religious life, I just go to the beach a whole lot less, I hardly go to Hip Hop shows, So i would really binge on those things for a bucket list. I end up doing a lot more traveling in religious life anyways. I think more like, after ordination, I want to say Mass at St. Peters, Holy Sepulchre, Nagasaki, Basilica Santo Nino de Cebu, etc.
vee Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 If God is really dragging me to the Carmelites Id probably spend my last days and weeks before entering eating a lot of meat accompanied by my fav alcoholic beverages. I dont mean get drunk but I do like a good wine, beer, or pina colada. Id spend all of at least one day in my pjs being lazy and loud, and of course spend lots of time with family. Id go running a lot more too. Id watch my fav Simpsons episodes one more time as well.
Margaret Mary Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 I know this is an old thread but I thought that it is an interesting topic. Realisticly speaking, what whould you all want to do if/before you entered the convent?
OnlySunshine Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 I thought I'd answered this question when the thread was still active back then, but I don't see a post of mine anywhere. If I enter religious life (God-willing), the order that I am very interested in has an age limit of 30 and I'll be turning 28 this year. I really would like to experience life on my own. I've lived with my parents all my life. I've been unsuccessful in jobs in the last several years and even though I had 2 full-time jobs, they didn't last long because of problems. I'd also like to travel to Africa to see the big cats and Europe--especially Switzerland to see the Alps. I'd also like to see England, Ireland, and Belgium. I don't think I'll be able to do all of this, but I'd really like to. I've always wanted to go to England and Switzerland. I just recently wanted to go to Africa. Those are really the only two things I can think of. Everything else I've either done already or it's not that important.
MargaretTeresa Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Go back to Honduras...if only for a few days. And go to a Florence and the Machine concert.
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 +JMJ Hmmm... I thought I had made a reply in this thread, but I guess not. I'm not sure what I would want to do... there is nothing that really comes to mind, although I do want to make a trip with my sister (mostly because she really wants to) and I've thought of getting a tattoo (something small and inconspicuous) of a crucifix over my heart... but I don't know if I would.
Sarah147 Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 [quote name='magnificat' timestamp='1262476319' post='2028766'] I'm interested in seeing what others who are discerning would want to do before entering religious life - whether it's serious or fun. Ideas? [/quote] I looooooooooove this question! I will have to think about it more, but I especially want to have special moments with loved friends, and love the heck out of each other before we rarely see each other again!
franciscanheart Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 I have a list of things but none of them are necessary. They're things I would want to do regardless of my vocation, things that have always fascinated me. Here's my list: [list=1] [*]Go on safari [*]Visit Alaska [*]Go skiing in some popular US ski destination [*]Have a bonfire on the beach [*]Skydive [*]Take a road trip on my motorcycle [*]Ride the MS150 [*]Run a half-marathon [*]Visit Argentina, Brazil, and South Africa [*]Journey to Austrailia, Thailand, and Italy [*]Climb a mountain [*]Chase butterflies or fireflies during a camping trip in the Ozarks [*]Shoot a documentary [*]Photograph my heros [*]Learn to surf and skateboard [/list] That's all that comes to mind immediately...
OnlySunshine Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 [quote name='franciscanheart' timestamp='1301003321' post='2223039'] I have a list of things but none of them are necessary. They're things I would want to do regardless of my vocation, things that have always fascinated me. Here's my list: [list=1] [*][b]Go on safari[/b] [*]Visit Alaska [*]Go skiing in some popular US ski destination [*]Have a bonfire on the beach [*]Skydive [*]Take a road trip on my motorcycle [*]Ride the MS150 [*]Run a half-marathon [*]Visit Argentina, Brazil, and South Africa [*]Journey to Austrailia, Thailand, and Italy [*]Climb a mountain [*]Chase butterflies or fireflies during a camping trip in the Ozarks [*]Shoot a documentary [*]Photograph my heros [*]Learn to surf and skateboard [/list] That's all that comes to mind immediately... [/quote] I'd go with you on that one. We could go where I've always wanted to go--the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Such rich wildlife. If I end up becoming a wildlife biologist instead of a Sister, I plan to work there.
franciscanheart Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 [quote name='MaterMisericordiae' timestamp='1301004339' post='2223043'] I'd go with you on that one. We could go where I've always wanted to go--the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Such rich wildlife. If I end up becoming a wildlife biologist instead of a Sister, I plan to work there. [/quote] Then we could go into the rain forest! That's another thing I've always wanted to see. The rain forest.
OnlySunshine Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='franciscanheart' timestamp='1301006330' post='2223051'] Then we could go into the rain forest! That's another thing I've always wanted to see. The rain forest. [/quote] Ooooo! Yeah! We could go see the jaguars. [img]http://www.manataka.org/images/Jaguar.jpg[/img]
TeresaBenedicta Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 My answers have changed ever so slightly since the last time I thought about this... Here's the biggest one for me: I want to go to Disneyland with my brother's family. I've been multiple times (and once to Disneyworld!), but I can't imagine a better family vacation before entering than Disneyland... I want to share that magical joy of Disney with my two nephews (ages 4 and 6) and my niece (just turned 2). Not too mention, Disney is just plain fun to begin with! As a second, I'd [i]really[/i] like to go to [url="http://www.universalorlando.com/harrypotter/"]The Wizarding World of Harry Potter[/url]. I love Harry Potter... honestly. I grew up with it. I've read the books and seen the movies so many times that it's not even funny. I've been to every single midnight premier. It's a magical story for me. And I'd love to go to the amusement park to cap that experience off. If I don't go before I enter, I never will. (Sadly my Order does not like Harry Potter, so after entering, even when on a home visit, there's no chance of going.) Normally I'd say that I'd want to travel... because I do! But there's a good likelihood that that'll happen when I enter. And last time I posted I said I wanted to learn the guitar... which I'm doing now!!!!!
franciscanheart Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='MaterMisericordiae' timestamp='1301013140' post='2223076'] Ooooo! Yeah! We could go see the jaguars. [img]http://www.manataka.org/images/Jaguar.jpg[/img] [/quote] So beautiful. Also, how'd I forget?! 16. Family photo shoot with Tara Whitney
OnlySunshine Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='franciscanheart' timestamp='1301023605' post='2223107'] So beautiful. [/quote] I know. I really think that jaguars are just stocky leopards. The resemblance between the two makes them difficult for most people to tell them apart in pictures. The way I remember is that a jaguar's head looks a lot like a rottweiler's--big and broad. Also, the leopard has furrier ears. This is a leopard (Zawadi is her name; she is my favorite leopard from Big Cat Diary): [img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4685914970_38743695f9.jpg[/img] This is the jaguar again: [img]http://www.destination360.com/south-america/brazil/images/st/amazon-animals-jaguar.jpg[/img]
TeresaBenedicta Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 You guys are so weird. Hehe. Not really sure how one goes from the subject of religious life to jaguars and leopards...
OnlySunshine Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='TeresaBenedicta' timestamp='1301025164' post='2223119'] You guys are so weird. Hehe. Not really sure how one goes from the subject of religious life to jaguars and leopards... [/quote] We were talking about safaris and I just got off on a tangent.
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